New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

Catholic organizations had lobbied Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of Prevost’s ...

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

It turns out, the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) has an astonishingly celebrity-ridden family ...

The Chicago native and confirmed Sox fan formerly known as Robert Prevost couldn’t help but get caught up in a White Sox ...

Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located just outside the Vatican.

Sara Larson, executive director of Awake – a survivor outreach and advocacy organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – ...

"Through one Canadian ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, who was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the pope is related to ...

As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a ...

Last week, on June 11, The NY Times published an article tracing the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV - born Robert Francis Prevost.